The slides for this presentation can be found here.

Outline of the video

• Materials flows in manufacturing industry
• A tricky one. It is impossible to get a full, complete and accurate picture. BUT, there are many ways to get data.
• Reasons it is complicated: manufacturing industry is not a single industry. There are many heavy duty industries, but also very small ones. There is no single point of entry.
• With previous tasks, you have an idea of what kind of manufacturing exists in your city.
• M2:28, Overview
  • Focus on what matters most
    • Biggest industries OR high env. Impact of some companies
    
    
  • Industry-wide data vs. individual companies
    • think about how industry is set up
    • Industry-wide - if there is an association or so many companies that it is too vast
    • Individual companies: if there is only a handful of companies or if there is a monopoly
    
    
  • Input & outputs are relevant
    • We care about both. Example: brewery.
    
    
  • Every number (potentially) matters
    • Because these datasets are so far apart, a single number can already be useful.
    
    
  
  
• M9:20, examples
  • Consol, glass producing company in Cape Town
  • Annual reports
  • Olive oil industry association
    • In general, at best they have data on the provincial level. But there is no harm in contacting them and ask them for it.